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The Perse School: 11+ and 13+ entrance exams
Co-educational independent school in Cambridgeshire. 11+: Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2027: sat on Saturday 16 January 2027. 13+: Children in Year 8, for a place in Year 9 in September 2027: sat on Saturday 16 January 2027.
The Perse School · Co-educational independent school · CambridgeshireAdmissions (the school’s website)
Sources checked 22 September 2026; the school’s admissions page is the final word.
11+ For Year 7
The 11+ entrance test
The Perse School’s 11+ entrance test is set by Quest Assessments, taken online and on paper. It tests maths, English, reading comprehension, spelling, punctuation and grammar, non-verbal reasoning, verbal reasoning and a piece of writing.
Who sits it. Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2027: sat on Saturday 16 January 2027.
70 places, as the school’s page gives them Source
When it is sat
What the school says
- Who sets it
- Quest Assessments. Source
- How it is taken
- Online and on paper. Source
Part 1 on computer; Part 2 creative writing typically handwritten. - What it tests
- Maths, English, reading comprehension, spelling, punctuation and grammar, non-verbal reasoning, verbal reasoning and a piece of writing. Source Source Source
- The papers
- Quest Maths (adaptive), 20 minutes, multiple choice, no calculator; Quest English (non-adaptive), 30 minutes, multiple choice, no calculator; Quest Non-verbal Reasoning (adaptive), 10 minutes, multiple choice, no calculator; Quest Verbal Reasoning (adaptive), 10 minutes, multiple choice, no calculator; Creative Writing Task, 40 minutes, a written piece, no calculator. Source
Most Quest questions are multiple choice, a few need a short typed answer. The page describes one structure for Year 7 and Year 9 entry. - How places are decided Inferred
- The test and an interview. Tests, a group activity and a short informal interview; extra-curricular engagement and values also weigh. No pass mark published. Source
- Practice and familiarisation
- An online practice test. The practice materials (another website) Source
Quest familiarisation exercise linked from the assessment page. - Interview
- Yes. Source
A short informal interview with a Perse teacher, plus a group activity.
How Remelia helps with the 11+
What Remelia practises for every Quest plan, part by part, is on one page; this plan leaves out science. Remelia for Quest maths, English and reasoning tests
Particular to this test
The last fortnight
The plan works to January of Year 6; until the school publishes the day for your child’s year, that date is an estimate.
13+ For Year 9
The 13+ entrance test
The Perse School’s 13+ entrance test is set by Quest Assessments, taken online and on paper. It tests maths, English, reading comprehension, spelling, punctuation and grammar, non-verbal reasoning, verbal reasoning and a piece of writing.
Who sits it. Children in Year 8, for a place in Year 9 in September 2027: sat on Saturday 16 January 2027.
40 places, as the school’s page gives them Source
Remelia and this test
Remelia has no exam plan for this test yet, and teaches Key Stage 2 in school order. For a school without a plan, choose “Not sure yet” and Remelia teaches the Key Stage 2 curriculum with no exam date.
When it is sat
What the school says
- Who sets it
- Quest Assessments. Source
- How it is taken
- Online and on paper. Source
Part 1 on computer; Part 2 creative writing typically handwritten. - What it tests
- Maths, English, reading comprehension, spelling, punctuation and grammar, non-verbal reasoning, verbal reasoning and a piece of writing. Source Source Source
- The papers
- Quest Maths (adaptive), 20 minutes, multiple choice, no calculator; Quest English (non-adaptive), 30 minutes, multiple choice, no calculator; Quest Non-verbal Reasoning (adaptive), 10 minutes, multiple choice, no calculator; Quest Verbal Reasoning (adaptive), 10 minutes, multiple choice, no calculator; Creative Writing Task, 40 minutes, a written piece, no calculator. Source
Most Quest questions are multiple choice, a few need a short typed answer. The page describes one structure for Year 7 and Year 9 entry. - How places are decided Inferred
- Places offered in score order. No pass mark published; places offered on the assessment as a whole. Source Source Source
Inferred: the school publishes no threshold and selects competitively among applicants. - Practice and familiarisation
- An online practice test. The practice materials (another website) Source
Quest familiarisation exercise linked from the assessment page. - Interview
- Yes. Source
A short informal interview with a Perse teacher, plus a group activity.
Sources
Where every line comes from.
- Welcome - The Perse School Cambridge (Upper) checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“Our main entry points are Year 7, where we have around 70 places and Year 9 where we have around 40 places.”
- Assessment - The Perse School Cambridge checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“Entrance assessments for Year 7 and 9 entry in September 2027 , will take place on Saturday 16 January 2027. ... Part 1: Computer-based Assessment (70 minutes) – delivered by Quest. ... Maths 20 minutes Adaptive English 30 minutes Non-adaptive Non-verbal Reasoning 10 minutes Adaptive Verbal Reasoning 10 minutes Adaptive ... Part 2: Creative Writing Task (40 minutes)”
“Our entrance assessments involve a combination of tests, a group activity and a short informal interview with a Perse teacher to talk about their interests and passions.”
- How to Register - The Perse School Cambridge checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“Registration deadline: Registration forms must be submitted by 12 noon on 1 December in the year prior to entry.”
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